Doors Documentary to Premiere @ Sundance...

Wolf Films/Strange Pictures, in association with Rhino Entertainment, has announced that When You're Strange, the first feature documentary about The Doors, will premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 17th.

Award-winning writer-director Tom DiCillo’s film uncovers historic, previously unseen footage from the seminal rock quartet and provides new insight into the impact of their music and artistic legacy.

The creative chemistry of drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Krieger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, and singer/songwriter Jim Morrison, made The Doors one of America’s most iconic and influential rock bands of the late 60s. Their influence continues to this day. When You're Strange is the first feature documentary to tell their story from their perspective. Using footage shot between their formation in 1966 and Jim Morrison’s untimely death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA’s film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met,, through their formative days in the clubs and bars of Los Angeles and the Sunset Strip and on to the stages of sold-out international venues.

Taking its title from the chorus of their hit “People Are Strange,” the film chronicles the creation of The Doors’ six landmark studio albums in just five years, as well as live performances. Rare cinéma vérité footage offers an intimate glimpse into their musical collaboration – and their offstage lives.

Follow this link to writer/director Tom Dicillo's blog.